Beneficial applications of biofilms

LA Philipp, K Bühler, R Ulber, J Gescher - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Many microorganisms live in the form of a biofilm. Although they are feared in the medical
sector, biofilms that are composed of non-pathogenic organisms can be highly beneficial in …

Microbe–Anode Interactions: Comparing the impact of genetic and material engineering approaches to improve the performance of microbial electrochemical systems …

EM Klein, MT Knoll, J Gescher - Microbial biotechnology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial electrochemical systems (MESs) are a highly versatile platform technology with a
particular focus on power or energy production. Often, they are used in combination with …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial electrosynthetic nitrate reduction to ammonia by reversing the typical electron transfer pathway in Shewanella oneidensis

Y Li, S Qiao, M Guo, C Hou, J Wang, C Yu… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
Ammonia production is a critical industrial process, and mild routes to recycle nitrates in
wastewater could be a promising route to ammonia synthesis. In this study, ammonia …

Systemic Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Changes in Multi‐Species Electroactive Biofilms to Clarify the Gradual Decline of Current Generation in Microbial Anodes

L Martinez Ostormujof, S Teychené… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The decrease in the electrochemical activity of multi‐species microbial anodes in
bioelectrochemical systems is the main bottleneck to overcome for bringing these …

Prophage Induction Causes Geobacter Electroactive Biofilm Decay

X Liu, Y Ye, Z Zhang, C Rensing, S Zhou… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustaining a metabolically active electroactive biofilm (EAB) is essential for the high
efficiency and durable operation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, EABs usually …

Non-destructive characterization of proton diffusion coefficient within live electroactive biofilm

L Hu, R Liu, Y Yang, Q Fu, L Zhang, X Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the foundation stone of bioelectrochemical systems (BESs), the maintenance of
electroactive biofilm with good metabolic activity is essential to achieve high and stable …

Power generation characteristics of pulsed anaerobic fluidized bed microbial fuel cell

Y Song, X Wang, Y Liu, H Chen, C Zhao, L Liu… - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel type of pulsed anaerobic fluidized bed microbial fuel cell (PAFB-MFC) was
proposed to enhance the electrochemical performance of the conventional anaerobic …

Reduction of S0 deposited on electroactive biofilm under an oxidative potential

Q Zhao, Y Liu, C Liao, X Yan, L Tian, T Li, N Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The inevitable deposition of S 0 on the electroactive biofilm (EAB) via anodic sulfide
oxidation affects the stability of bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) when an accidental …

Microscale spatiotemporal evolution of multi-species electroactive biofilms towards the development of a microfluidic device

LM Ostormujof - 2023 - theses.hal.science
Multi-species electroactive biofilms (EABs) are able to exchange electrons with an electrode
surface. EABs are mainly used in bioelectrochemical systems (BES), where the generation …

Hyperthermophilic Hydrogen Production from Cattle Manure by Two-Stage Dark Fermentation and Microbial Electrolysis Cell

B Tunca - 2023 - open.metu.edu.tr
The objective of this study is to implement an efficient two-stage DF and MEC system
operation to produce hydrogen from unpretreated cattle manure (UCM) at hyperthermophilic …